Bushfires: Climate change risk sparks call for Medicare-like model of insurance

Katie Burgess
Updated May 22 2020 - 6:35am, first published 12:00am
The town of Mogo after it was devastated by bushfire. One in 20 Australian homes are predicted to be uninsurable by 2100. Picture: Jamila Toderas
The town of Mogo after it was devastated by bushfire. One in 20 Australian homes are predicted to be uninsurable by 2100. Picture: Jamila Toderas

One in 20 Australian homes could be uninsurable by the turn of the century due to the risk of climate-induced bushfires.

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Katie Burgess

Katie Burgess

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